Flew back from work trip last last nite, rolled in 0130 and had seen (futur post for the hit list) but "Cosmo" ( yep the
Seinfeld Boys this season
.) showed up two of the three last days. I had been to Greenbrier plot Silver stand on the 15th for about a min and no bow holder plus the wind was really right for it - bailed immediately and went to Pine where I shot my first Doe.
Unnecessarily hopped on the bike and coasted down across the dam - felt like a whisper in the woods compared to walking in. I did walk back on the dam for this pic... just enjoyed the moment and the full moon for a couple mins then headed to the stand.
As stated Cosmo was getting patternable and I took a shot at intercepting him, rain was forecast to come in 1000-1100 so I had planned to stop hunting at 0830. To give me time to Shoot, Wait, Track before the trail might get washed away. So Fawn/ Momma doe/ fawn come walking up Greenbrier proper. Like usual the fawns go hit the yellow acrons ( had glassed momma when she was coming up the plot and she fit the meat bill. So she walks in all attention to detail - BIG nose draws to get every scent, but I'm bulletproof in Silver.
She 'knows' the licking bracnch is there and once past the feeder gets all cjhill and just walks up to it and starts rubbing - this is the first deer I've harvested while actively or drawn to the licking branch - I have to tell you the rope failed on Sep 25 and just rehung that on the 14th.
..and back up with all kinds of noise and smell.
From the IkS thread - Thx for the kind words fellas - I am pleased. It may seem I'm pushing the property hard with the posts but Three sits, three stands. totaling only about 20% of the 100 acres. Two arrows loosed and two clean harvests.
I'm really trying to manage (ORM) the pressure I'm putting on property, I really wanted to bag my does prior to the pre-rut - that'll happen next week, prolly peak around Halloween. Before it just goes sideways and any buck can be anywhere.
Back to today, she hit the branch, I drew with two fawns and a mature within 24 yards, she took two steps quartering away and stopped looking refreshed and away. THWACK - clean pass thru with the SPitfire Maxx, I moved up to the 125gr, always used cut on contact, and adjust down the 'energy' required for the three blades to open.. Where I've hit the last two deer I could have shot a sharpened dipstick and would have cleanly killed them.
She ran downhill, crashed into a couple trees I had cut at the far end of Greenbrier got up - crossed and crashed just out of eyesight.
Chris will be camp tonight or tomorrow.
tomorrow it'll really fill in the horizontal space.
today. That'll be a wrap for any planting of the food plots. 
getrdone.
